unquickadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈkwɪk/,

/(ˌ)ʌŋˈkwɪk/, U.S.

/ˌənˈkwɪk/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and quick adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, quick adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + quick adj. Compare Old Icelandic úkvikr, Old Danish ukvik, Norwegian (Nynorsk) †ukvik.

1. Lifeless, dead. Also of a fetus: that has not yet reached the stage of quickening (cf. quickening n.¹ 1b, quick adj. 5a). Now rare or archaic.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > death > dead person or the dead > [adjective]

deadOE

lifelessOE

of lifeOE

storvena1225

dead as a door-nail1362

ydead1387

stark deadc1390

colda1400

bypast1425

perishedc1440

morta1450

obita1450

unquickc1449

gone?a1475

dead and gone1482

extinct1483

departed1503

bygonea1522

amort1546

soulless1553

breathless1562

parted1562

mortified1592

low-laid1598

disanimate1601

carcasseda1603

defunct1603

no morea1616

with God1617

death-stricken1618

death-strucken1622

expired1631

past itc1635

incinerated1657

stock-dead1662

dead as a herring1664

death-struck1688

as dead as a nit1789

(as) dead as mutton1792

low1808

laid in the locker1815

strae-dead1820

disanimated1833

ghosted1834

under the daisies1842

irresuscitable1843

under the sod1847

toes up1851

dead and buried1863

devitalized1866

translated1869

dead and done (for, with)1886

daid1890

bung1893

(as) dead as the (or a) dodo1904

six feet under1942

brown bread1969

c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 193 Ech lyuyng man is verier..ymage of Crist..than is eny vnquyk stok or stoon.

c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 193 The making..of suche vnquyke gay ymagis.

1852 F. Wharton Treat. Criminal Law (ed. 2) iv. i. 354 (note) For the felony of killing the unborn quick child, the defendant may be convicted of the misdemeanor of destroying the unquick child.

1972 D.C. Bar Jrnl. 39 33 For a brief period difficulties of proving that an abortion had in fact caused the termination of an ‘unquick’ child prevented application of the serious sanctions of the criminal law to some cases.

1996 Sunday Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 29 Dec. (Mag.) 5/2 Jamdowners were falling like nine pins as lead penetrated their skins and left them unquick.

2. Not lively, active, or quick-witted.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > [adjective] > lacking animation

deadOE

lifelessOE

unquickc1475

exanimate?c1550

flat1604

unsprighty1607

spiritless1609

dead-alive1617

fireless1647

uninformed1709

inanimate1713

unanimated1734

nerveless1735

inanimated1753

dispirited1758

dead and alive1863

unalive1905

pepless1909

zipless1922

soggy1928

undead1936

c1475 (c1445) R. Pecock Donet (1921) 208 Þat þou be not in eny of hem [sc. matters] to sluggy, vnquyke and heuy.

a1560 T. Phaer tr. Virgil Nyne Fyrst Bks. Eneidos (1562) ix. sig. Eeiij^v We wear our lyues in spending stele,..nor age vnquick enfebleth ought our mynds.

1866 Englishwoman's Domest. Mag. June 171/2 He reflected that ere..the unquick brains of his retainers could understand and act upon the sign conveyed by him, the little boat would be out of sight.

1878 Contemp. Rev. Aug. 109 We blame them not for..the unquick atmosphere—deficient in moral oxygen—which they breathe.

1925 D. H. Lawrence Refl. Death Porcupine 111 The novel..can't exist without being ‘quick’. The ordinary unquick novel, even if it be a best seller, disappears into absolute nothingness.

1991 T. Winton Cloudstreet (1992) ii. 24 Mason is eleven. They call him Quick because he is as unquick as his father.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

† unquickv.

Forms: 1500s vnquicke.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix², quick v.¹

Etymology: < un- prefix² + quick v.¹, perhaps after unquick adj.

Obsolete. rare.

intransitive. To lose vivacity or liveliness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > be in ill health [verb (intransitive)] > be weak > become weak

of-fall?a1200

fail?c1225

wastea1300

languisha1325

defail1340

languora1375

defaulta1382

wastea1387

faintc1450

mortifyc1475

hink?a1500

traik?a1513

droopc1540

unquick1595

macerate1598

dodder1617

lachanize1623

smartle1673

break1726

go1748

sink1780

wilt1787

falter1799

weaken1886

to go down1892

to go out of curl1924

1595 S. Daniel First Fowre Bks. Ciuile Warres iii. lxii. sig. P4 His sences droope, his steedy eye[s] vnquicke And much he ayles.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	unquick
释义	unquickadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈkwɪk/, /(ˌ)ʌŋˈkwɪk/, U.S. /ˌənˈkwɪk/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and quick adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, quick adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + quick adj. Compare Old Icelandic úkvikr, Old Danish ukvik, Norwegian (Nynorsk) †ukvik. 1. Lifeless, dead. Also of a fetus: that has not yet reached the stage of quickening (cf. quickening n.¹ 1b, quick adj. 5a). Now rare or archaic. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > dead person or the dead > [adjective] deadOE lifelessOE of lifeOE storvena1225 dead as a door-nail1362 ydead1387 stark deadc1390 colda1400 bypast1425 perishedc1440 morta1450 obita1450 unquickc1449 gone?a1475 dead and gone1482 extinct1483 departed1503 bygonea1522 amort1546 soulless1553 breathless1562 parted1562 mortified1592 low-laid1598 disanimate1601 carcasseda1603 defunct1603 no morea1616 with God1617 death-stricken1618 death-strucken1622 expired1631 past itc1635 incinerated1657 stock-dead1662 dead as a herring1664 death-struck1688 as dead as a nit1789 (as) dead as mutton1792 low1808 laid in the locker1815 strae-dead1820 disanimated1833 ghosted1834 under the daisies1842 irresuscitable1843 under the sod1847 toes up1851 dead and buried1863 devitalized1866 translated1869 dead and done (for, with)1886 daid1890 bung1893 (as) dead as the (or a) dodo1904 six feet under1942 brown bread1969 c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 193 Ech lyuyng man is verier..ymage of Crist..than is eny vnquyk stok or stoon. c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 193 The making..of suche vnquyke gay ymagis. 1852 F. Wharton Treat. Criminal Law (ed. 2) iv. i. 354 (note) For the felony of killing the unborn quick child, the defendant may be convicted of the misdemeanor of destroying the unquick child. 1972 D.C. Bar Jrnl. 39 33 For a brief period difficulties of proving that an abortion had in fact caused the termination of an ‘unquick’ child prevented application of the serious sanctions of the criminal law to some cases. 1996 Sunday Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 29 Dec. (Mag.) 5/2 Jamdowners were falling like nine pins as lead penetrated their skins and left them unquick. 2. Not lively, active, or quick-witted. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > [adjective] > lacking animation deadOE lifelessOE unquickc1475 exanimate?c1550 flat1604 unsprighty1607 spiritless1609 dead-alive1617 fireless1647 uninformed1709 inanimate1713 unanimated1734 nerveless1735 inanimated1753 dispirited1758 dead and alive1863 unalive1905 pepless1909 zipless1922 soggy1928 undead1936 c1475 (c1445) R. Pecock Donet (1921) 208 Þat þou be not in eny of hem [sc. matters] to sluggy, vnquyke and heuy. a1560 T. Phaer tr. Virgil Nyne Fyrst Bks. Eneidos (1562) ix. sig. Eeiij^v We wear our lyues in spending stele,..nor age vnquick enfebleth ought our mynds. 1866 Englishwoman's Domest. Mag. June 171/2 He reflected that ere..the unquick brains of his retainers could understand and act upon the sign conveyed by him, the little boat would be out of sight. 1878 Contemp. Rev. Aug. 109 We blame them not for..the unquick atmosphere—deficient in moral oxygen—which they breathe. 1925 D. H. Lawrence Refl. Death Porcupine 111 The novel..can't exist without being ‘quick’. The ordinary unquick novel, even if it be a best seller, disappears into absolute nothingness. 1991 T. Winton Cloudstreet (1992) ii. 24 Mason is eleven. They call him Quick because he is as unquick as his father. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). † unquickv. Forms: 1500s vnquicke. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix², quick v.¹ Etymology: < un- prefix² + quick v.¹, perhaps after unquick adj. Obsolete. rare. intransitive. To lose vivacity or liveliness. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > be in ill health [verb (intransitive)] > be weak > become weak of-fall?a1200 fail?c1225 wastea1300 languisha1325 defail1340 languora1375 defaulta1382 wastea1387 faintc1450 mortifyc1475 hink?a1500 traik?a1513 droopc1540 unquick1595 macerate1598 dodder1617 lachanize1623 smartle1673 break1726 go1748 sink1780 wilt1787 falter1799 weaken1886 to go down1892 to go out of curl1924 1595 S. Daniel First Fowre Bks. Ciuile Warres iii. lxii. sig. P4 His sences droope, his steedy eye[s] vnquicke And much he ayles. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.c1449v.1595
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